I'm making a sweet potato casserole and the recipe says to boil the potatoes in a dutch oven... but I don't have one. I don't care if I have to buy one... but if I don't have to... I would rather save my money for christmas gifts... I have a regular ol' pot though... Will it suffice?
2006-11-21 18:55:09 · 6 answers · asked by westcoastbeauty79 2 in Food & Drink ➔ Cooking & Recipes
Depends -- do they want you to bake them in the same dutch oven? I think you will be OK if you boil the potatoes, then transfer them to a glass bowl or casserole dish.
Sometimes it's really nice to have a dutch oven, though, especially when you are simmering something for hours over very low heat. Or if you need to go from stove-top directly to the oven.
2006-11-21 19:03:23 · answer #1 · answered by Madame M 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The purpose of a dutch oven is so that you can cook on the stove top and then transfer to the oven. A regular pot will NOT serve both purposes. You can however boil your potatoes in a regular pot and then transfer to a pyrex dish. It will save you some money-but if you are looking for a dutch oven, Sur La Table has some nice deals going on right now-(if you have one in your area)
2006-11-21 19:41:50 · answer #2 · answered by apesee 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
the difference between a dutch oven and pots and pans are usually the handles. The dutch oven has a lid and the handles are usually metal so you can start on the stove top and then tranfer into the oven. Most pots have a plastic handle so you can not transfer them. As long as it's not going in the oven don't worry about it.
2006-11-22 03:15:00 · answer #3 · answered by ShariSiggies 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
absolutely not!!!
dutch ovens are very heavy and made of iron. They are good conductors of heat. and cook very evenly. your food will not cook right at all in a regular pot.
if you want to try something REALLY good take your dutch oven camping. make a simple stew. put it straight into the coals. then shovel some coals on top of it. let it sit for about 30 to 45 minutes. MAN ITS GOOD!!!!
2006-11-21 19:19:42 · answer #4 · answered by mig_killing_pigs 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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I'm making a sweet potato casserole and the recipe says to boil the potatoes in a dutch oven... but I don't have one. I don't care if I have to buy one... but if I don't have to... I would rather save my money for christmas gifts... I have a regular ol' pot though... Will it...
2015-08-18 14:46:10 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Should be fine. I use all kinds of pots. Sometimes when a recipe calls for a dutch oven...they mean size.
2006-11-21 18:58:23 · answer #6 · answered by HarleeNicole 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
some times if it just size that matters, but not if you are doing dutch oven cooking, iron heats slow but holds its heat longer and evenly.
2006-11-21 19:28:16 · answer #7 · answered by FC 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no it has to be da kine
2006-11-21 19:28:33 · answer #8 · answered by texmex 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋